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9 LSU J. Energy L. & Resources 255 (2021)
Pipe down: Examining the Speech-Suppressing Effect of Critical Infrastructure Statutes

handle is hein.journals/lsujoenre9 and id is 259 raw text is: Pipe Down: Examining the Speech-Suppressing Effect
of Critical Infrastructure Statutes
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction .................................................................................. 255
I.    Louisiana Revised Statutes Section 14:61 and
the Pipeline Protests ..................................................................... 258
H.    Unconstitutional Vagueness .........................................................261
III. First Amendment Values.............................................................. 262
A. The Value of Protecting Free Expression ..............................263
B. How Does the First Amendment Protect Speech?.................264
IV. Modern First Amendment Doctrine ............................................. 265
A. Expressive Conduct ...............................................................266
B. Tiered-Scrutiny Approach ..................................................... 267
C. Application of the Tiered Scrutiny Approach
to Louisiana Revised Statutes Section 14:61......................... 270
V. The Underlying Issue ................................................................... 272
A. Distortion of Public Discourse............................................... 272
B. Stifling an Individual's Self-Realization ............................... 274
C. Offending Democracy ........................................................... 274
VI. Solution ........................................................................................ 275
C onclusion....................................................................................278
INTRODUCTION
The citizens of a small town in the path of a fast-growing industry,
residents of St. James, Louisiana,' face concerns about their health and the
health of their families due to pollution arising from the industrialization
Copyright 2021, by SEBASTIEN JONGBLOETS.
1.  St. James is a census-designated place within St. James Parish; this
Comment will include Parish when referring to St. James Parish. St. James
Parish, Louisiana, WIKIPEDIA, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._James_Parish,_
Louisiana [https://perma.cc/XC87-WLSJI (last visited Aug. 3, 2020).

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